Just when we thought the GST hike coming up “between 2021 and 2025” was the biggest money-related pain point we’d have to digest this month, in comes another — a new airport tax. In a joint announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport said they will be introducing a new airport development levy of S$10.80 for passengers travelling out of Changi Airport, and S$3 for passengers transiting through Changi Airport, on their journeys. This will be payable as part of air tickets purchased from July 1, 2018 onwards. Advertisement But wait, there’s more. Changi Airport is also raising its fees for passengers travelling out of the airport from S$27.90 currently to S$30.40 for air tickets issued from July 1 (for travel up to March 31, 2019), and thereafter, it’ll continue to go up — by S$2.50 per year, over six years — until ...